Somatic symptoms: beyond 'medically unexplained'.
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1192/bjp.bp.112.122523.
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Abstract
Somatic symptoms may be classified as either 'medically explained' or 'medically unexplained' - the former being considered medical and the latter psychiatric. In healthcare systems focused on disease, this distinction has pragmatic value. However, new scientific evidence and psychiatric classification urge a more integrated approach with important implications for psychiatry.
Medical subject headings
- Somatoform Disorders